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44 minutes ago, connda said:Undertaking is passing cars on the shoulder usually aggressively and at excessive speeds.
If it is a highway with two (or more) lane traveling the the same direction, the same aggressive morons will also attempt passing on the right-hand shoulder.
It's just a form of aggressive driving - and aggressive driving can kill. Thank goodness he didn't hurt anyone else.About the only useful information I learnt during my Thai driving test was that undertaking is fully legal on dual carriageways and above here.
Not very clear why it is allowed here, whilst frowned upon in many other countries. Clearly, having higher speed vehicles coming back in to the inside (dual) or middle lane (expressway/motorway) to undertake means a mixing of vehicles at sometimes quite different speeds. That can be quite dangerous.
Having said that, there is a related problem with people hogging the outside lane, which sometimes doesn't leave much choice but to undertake...
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20 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:
This place gets sillier by the day!
You mean the fact they felt the need to superimpose a giant red circle of doom around the car in the video ?
Without it, myself and millions of Thai netizens would never have been able to identify the vehicle involved !
Anyway, hope the old fella is OK and recovering.
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As the saying goes, the fish rots from the head.
If you are expecting exemplary behaviour from those in positions of power or authority in Thailand, I am afraid you are going to be disappointed…
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This is not going to end well for Ms Howson...who is literally the definition of the phrase "stop digging when you are in a hole."
From what I can see in the media, the circumstances around the crash are not clear and it is possible the victim was wandering in the road. Ms Howson of course would know the true circumstances, which may have influenced her decision making. Apparently, she was on her way to work early morning (6am) as usual, so you would expect it unlikely any substances might have been involved. Anyway, she has successfully managed to take a potential driving charge and add on two confirmed felonies for fleeing the scene and then fleeing the country. Truly great work !
I read elsewhere she is a US citizen and given this is a well-publicised case in the US, the FBI are already involved.
There will already be pressure from the US on Thai authorities to take action. I would expect her to be located in a few days and extradited thereafter.
Upon returning to the US, I think she could probably expect some tough justice, after all these shenanigans...
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19 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:
The staggering price increase has killed off any slight chance of a UK run for me will look again next year maybe????
Checking June for London - several airlines (Emirates, Qatar, EVA, Etihad, THAI, Swiss) offering UK return trip for THB 32-37k, which is around pre-COVID levels IIRC ?
Business fares are definitely up, at around THB 120k+, usually you might see many options at THB 85k+.
EVA premium economy remains an attractive proposition if you want a bit more comfort at around THB 55k.
More capacity is coming back on line, so prices and availability should improve even more as the year progresses. With current capacity levels , booking well in advance work best.
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Welcome to the bitten by a Bangkeaw club !
Happened to me a few years back, I was bitten on my hand as well. Two nice upper incisor wounds an inch or so deep.
I don't think I got any jabs but due to the infection risk I did need the wounds cleaning out daily for a week or so.
They deliberately kept the wounds open and the nurse inserted an alcohol/bromine soaked cotton bud deep inside for a good old clean around every day.
Cost a couple of hundred baht each visit, the time required was more of an annoyance.
Not to worry you but yes, the wound cleaning was as painful as it sounds ????
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2 hours ago, Captain Monday said:
China even forced anal swabs on visitors. Supposedly very effective. There were some complaints.
I bet there were ????
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"Amazing world class experience..."
The Colosseum, Parthenon, Macchu Pichu, Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, Eiffel Tower and Grand Canyon will surely be scrambling like mad to release an updated marketing campaign to beat off the challenge from this colossus of a tourist attraction.
The scrum of phone-camera waving crowds is enough to put me off.
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3 hours ago, Captain Monday said:Arrival of China tourists non-issue. Despite the rassist fear-mongering exactly as predicted. They tested positive but were they contagious? The most important strategy at the national level at this time re: covid-19 is just stop talking about it. Instead continue common sense public health measures like any other endemic disease that is never going away.
Am I missing something, if they are COVID positive why wouldn't they be contagious ?
I think the evidence is now fairly clear 3 years into COVID and 2 years into vaccines that if you have COVID and are either vaccinated or unvaccinated, you will be contagious...
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58 minutes ago, goatfarmer said:
It has nothing to do with perception of risk and much about herd mentality. They will stop when they see a critical mass of others stopping. That critical mass might be higher than other countries, such as India, where masks have largely been abandoned, but where society is more fissiparous.
fis·sip·a·rous/fəˈsip(ə)rəs/inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups."she was unsuccessful in holding a fissiparous membership together" -
Simply horrific.
What on earth can possibly be going through someone's mind, even in an extreme rage or the worst kind of desperation, to rationalise killing a 3 month old baby.
The article says more details coming today and there's no mention of any suspects or ongoing investigation. With the mention of only one bullet being fired, it might sadly be a murder-suicide case.
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On 2/5/2023 at 5:19 PM, Kwasaki said:
Ford is new to Thailand ????????????
"It's still a newish and unestablished brand in Thailand."
Yeah it only came to Thailand in 1913. ????
"Likely questions still linger in local minds on reliability and convenience/costs of service."
Yeah some of my neighbours have Ford trucks 20 years old or more and only serviced them but not often being Thai.
1) The history of Ford is patchy in Thailand and only included some element of production starting in the late 90s IIRC via the AAT joint venture with Mazda.
This was expanded in the early 2000s to include some Everest and Ranger production. Thailand was and is still a secondary market for Ford with the majority of the Ford production at AAT going overseas. In the 2010s a further investment was made which saw a bit more focus on developing the Thai market. This may further change with the new significant investment coming in from Ford.
In the 110 years since they "arrived", Ford has acquired 5% market share, with the vast majority of this coming over the last 15 years based on the investments noted above. Ask anyone driving here 10+ years ago how many Fords they used to see at that time ! Nowadays it's not too difficult to spot Rangers and the odd Everest. I'm OK with my previous assessment on Ford's standing and perception by the Thai market. I'm fairly sure Ford couldn't care less, as they obviously have not viewed Thailand as a key market for the past century !
2) I really have no axe to grind with Ford but you can google Ford Thailand class action lawsuit 2018. Please let me know if you feel that doesn't potentially contribute to "questions lingering in local minds on reliability" vs the rock solid Japanese alternatives.
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Oh come on, 490 million views ? Has someone sense/cross-checked this ?
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27 minutes ago, G Rex said:
I have been trying to sell a 3 year old Ranger ute with only 7000 ks on the clock for 300k less than I paid for it. In 4 months I have had 3 enquiries, and only been offered 35% of what I bought it for.
Not to slag off Ford but that is probably part of the issue. I quite like the Ranger but see very few in Bangkok, may be a few more upcountry.
It's still a newish and unestablished brand in Thailand. Likely questions still linger in local minds on reliability and convenience/costs of service.
Selling the established Japanese brand cars is a lot easier.
Many years ago, I yearned for something a bit more interesting than a Japanese car but despite my best efforts to convince myself otherwise I had to admit defeat. For a non-motor head, they offer a very good value and convenience proposition from purchase through to sale.
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4 minutes ago, Don Chance said:I don't know about Thailand but i know in subcontinent it is not used like this. People wet their left hand with soap and water and wash themselves. I don't see this pressure washer as a good idea.
1) Obviously, as these contraptions are ubiquitous here !
2) To each their own, I think they are great.
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13 hours ago, Yodarapper said:
Expat with family, wife and 2 kids. Arrived in august, not sure if we will be here 2 years or 3 or 4.
Definitely need a car. Currently renting for 16k month.Two good salaries - currently we rent car and save 1 salary and a bit of the other - we use money to send back home for mortgage and to invest in private pension.
On a separate note, as you have decent salaries, has your Thai company enrolled you in their provident fund ?
Up to THB 500k allowed as tax deduction (if you are top rate tax payer = THB 180k tax saving) and the company must match your contribution.
If you are leaving within 2-4 years, you would get all your contributions returned but only a % of company contributions. Likely still worth it though.
Interested to hear, as some companies tend to be a bit economical with the truth on this, especially with expats on fixed term contracts...
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7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:
Stop investing for awhile and buy a new car. Many think the market is due for a major correction this year. The car may be a far better place for your money at this time. Also, we managed to get a zero percent loan on our Mazda. Hard to beat that.
Was that as a foreign couple or is your partner Thai ?
Just asking as I have a car loan but I'm fairly sure my (Thai) wife needed to be guarantor.
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1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:
The questoin though is
why is he doing this?
And it is not to make Thailand a better place.
An interesting take and I share your skepticism. Rarely are things as they seem in LoS.
There are many possible reasons but I will note there has always been an uneasy stand-off between the Armed Forces and the Police.
It’s quite possible that he is regularly harassing the Police under the protection, or even guidance of the Army/Establishment. I seriously doubt he has gone lone wolf on this, that would be extremely dangerous. Maybe the Army/Establishment are fed up with the Police’s conduct and in typical Thai style, are indirectly letting someone else convey the message.
So, ironically, if this theory were to be correct, some of the AN crowd might be cheering on the antics of an Army/Government stooge…sort of a much more amusing and useful version of that idiot Srisuwan.
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18 hours ago, webfact said:
The suspect - also known as Boy - has only just been released after murdering his former wife.
In this case he is suspected of murdering a woman who was dumped in a gravel pit.
Sigh - yet another abysmal failure by the Thai judicial and penal systems. I think we have seen quite a few similar cases over the years.
He is 34 years old and yet already released after murdering his previous wife- what time did he serve for the worst crime of all ? 6 years, 8 years, 10 years ?
What behavioural and psychological assessments were made prior to his release ?
RIP to the (2nd) victim.
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Whilst I am sure we all want to reduce corruption, be careful what you wish for folks...Thailand is awash with archaic laws, where you may have noticed ridiculous and disproportionate fines/penalties applicable.
Relevant for this case, fines for vaping are 4x estimated vaping equipment cost, up to a maximum of THB 100,000.
Apparently, a prison sentence of between 1-10 years is also possible....
If the police are suddenly motivated to 'prosecute' to the full extent of the law to maintain their income streams, expect choppy waters ahead.
On the other hand, like most things here, this will probably all blow over in a matter of days....and the police will revert back to sensible settlements for most issues in the THB 200-THB 1,000 range. They were getting ridiculously greedy and have been pulled up on it.
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23 hours ago, sandyf said:
Hold luggage gets quite cold and will remain cool during transit.
That's what I was going to say.
I am not a serial cheese "smuggler" but on occasion bring some back and would put in the checked bags for this reason for the 16+ hour trip back from UK.
(Door to door).
Myself and the good wife found a particularly pungent soft cow's cheese "Stinking Bishop" which we loaded up on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinking_Bishop_(cheese)
Had we actually brought that onto the plane, I think we would have caused an aeronautical incident of some sort.
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19 hours ago, LaosLover said:
He wants to go on dates that are not really dates. Not dismember women in the bathroom and then stick me with the cleaning bill.
Coffee meet keyboard ????
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1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:Just hearing her voice for a second makes me gag. No wonder nobody likes her.
Yep, I also made the mistake of watching the video.
An hour later and I'm happy to report the ear bleeding has just about stopped now.
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Cabinet Approves Delay on Imposing Euro 5 Emission Standard on New Vehicles
in Thailand News Headlines
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Not ideal but doesn't appear unreasonable to me.
Don't forget the other side of the equation, it is quite possible vehicle sales slumped during COVID, so I assume the car manufacturers will be looking to offload their existing non-compliant inventory into the market before the new regulations kick-in.